DPWH completes asphalt overlay of major roads in Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Tourists and locals can now have faster and safer travel experience in Northern Mindanao as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently completed the asphalt overlay of national road network in Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon.

The maintenance projects involving asphalt overlay and reblocking along Butuan – Cagayan de Oro – Iligan Road and Sayre Highway are part of DPWH’s Annual Work Program jointly funded by the Philippine Government and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Butuan – Cagayan de Oro – Iligan Road is a national primary road connecting Misamis Oriental to other provinces of northern Mindanao while Sayre Highway is a primary highway traversing Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, and North Cotabato going towards Region XI.

The improvement of infrastructure in Region X would benefit not only the locals in their day-to-day activities but also tourists who want to visit and explore the wonders of both Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental Provinces.

Project Director Castillo added that in a period of three (3) years, a total of 27 asset preservation and preventive maintenance projects from Luzon to Mindanao were completed by DPWH UPMO - RMC 1 under the Annual Work Program. Major accomplishments include the road sections of the Catanduanes Circumferential Road, Surigao – Davao Coastal Road, and Mindoro West Coast Road.